Snowy Day Idea........ - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Flaptail · 02-22-2005, 06:47 AM

While down in the plug lab messing around with some mis-drills people have sent me I found this blank in the pile. I am not sure but think it may be a Back Beach Jake blank. Since I am old school oriented I thought this would really look old school if I made the swimming plate (lip) attach to the front etc and make it jointed. I think the blank was supposed to be a Pencil Popper. Anyway, I need to figure out the weighting still. It needs some more drilling for eyes and sealing plus a little glue on a slight crack on the tail end and then screw the plate in place.

BigFish · 02-22-2005, 07:27 AM

That looks pretty sleek and if weighted right I don't see why it would not swim!

Very original Flap!

afterhours · 02-22-2005, 07:38 AM

Flaptails scoopnose

PNG · 02-22-2005, 09:22 AM

Good idea Flap!

Jigman · 02-22-2005, 10:07 AM

I have a guzz plug that he did similar to this one. Not jointed, but has the plate on the front like that. Good plug in current.

Jigman

capesams · 02-22-2005, 12:50 PM

Flaptail · 02-22-2005, 01:49 PM

Jigs could you post a pic? I remember Guzz's plug, I asked him how it swam when he posted it. Was about a year ago right? Steve, is that one of your collection? Nice plug! How long is that? Is it all screw eyes or wire through?

Flaptail · 02-22-2005, 01:59 PM

See what I mean about there just ain't much that is really "new" in plug design. I knew it had to have been done before by somone. I still think it has potential.

Christian · 02-22-2005, 02:01 PM

i bet if you keep that thing light it will flounder around the surface real nice. cool plug

Flaptail · 02-22-2005, 02:09 PM

I was thinking that too Christian. Great minds think alike you know. I was also planning on not having a tail hook of anykind just a bucktail in a short piece of stainless. The bitchiest part was after cuttin the lip from a piece of stainless plate and shaping it was bending it into shape to fit the cut (rasped) at the face. I had to use a bit of Famowood filler and sand and shape to get it where I wanted it.

PNG · 02-22-2005, 02:12 PM

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I knew it had to have been done before by somone

Isnt that a copy of an original design by the BM

Jigman · 02-22-2005, 02:22 PM

I don't remember if guzz posted a photo of the plug or not. Would have been around a year ago, or at least that is when I got one from him. I'll let guzz supply the photo if he wants it up here. The lip was not curved on his. Plug was heavy for its size. Something to be used in current. Does look good in current

Jigman

capesams · 02-22-2005, 05:45 PM

that's a south bend pike shovel nose..4.5" long..most had the scooped out nose on them..this one they just put some metal on to make it dig abit deeper.

Backbeach Jake · 02-22-2005, 05:48 PM

Wowza! If that's one of my rejects, I sure don't recognize it anymore. Hell, looks better than my keepers now.

You're the Professor Higgins of the Plug World , Flap!

Young Salt · 02-22-2005, 06:18 PM

one man's trash.......

maybe not original, but still creative

can't wait to see paint on it

justplugit · 02-22-2005, 07:46 PM

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Originally posted by Backbeach Jake
Wowza! If that's one of my rejects, I sure don't recognize it anymore.

Geez Fred,and i thought i was the only one with those relapses of the synapses,

Flaptail · 03-03-2005, 06:10 AM

Here is the plug painted. I went with Christian's suggestion of not weighting it and letting it wiggle on top. He was right ( wise beyond his years) The pattern is kinds of a cross between a Blowfish and the old Coach Dog so I call it "Blowdog"!